X c cigar-tip clipper



(No Model.)

T. R. SHEA.

CIGAR TIP CLIPPER. No. 856,168. 1334 Patented Jan. 18,1887;

N. PETERS. PholtrLilhugl-aphur. Washington, D. c

NITED STATES A'IENT rica.

CIGAR-TIP CLIPPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 356,168, dated January18, 1887.

Serial No. 206,551. (No model.)

.To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, TIMOTHY It. SHEA, a citizen of the United States,residing in Springfield, in the county of Hampden and State ofMassachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Cigar-TipClippers, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and letters of reference marked thereon.

I am well aware that cigar-tip clippers or cutters have been heretoforemade wherein the clippingblade was caused tooperate when the cigar endis forced in the cigar-receiving opening and the plate having theopening is forced downward. My device differs from this in that a figureis provided which, being pivotally arranged in a base, operates when thecigar end is forced into the mouth of the figure. to move backward, andthus cause the cutting-knife to be projected across the'cigaropening andthe cigar end to be cut off. My device differs also fromthe kindheretofore made in the detail of construction, arrangement, andoperation,as hereinafter specifically pointed out.

The object of my invention is to make an ornamental, cheaply and simplyconstructed, and convenient easily operative device; and to that end myinvention consists in the construction and arrangement as herein setforth, whereby the beneficial objects of my invention are attained.

In the accompanying drawings, in which like letters of referenceindicate like parts, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my completedevice, and Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same in section.

' Referring to the drawings in detail, a, indicates a base or frame; I),a figure having a pivotal lug, c, which is pivoted to lugs or parts d.

e indicates a spring having a knife or cutting edge at its upper or freeend, and is secured by a screw to the boss 0.

9 indicates a cigar in position before the device is operated to clip orcut the tip from the cigar.

The portion of the figure representing the mouth is provided with anopening, as shown, of sufficient size to receive the cigar-tip, and thecutting-edge is adapted to cover this open ing and slide close to itwhen the figure is thrust backward.

To use the device it simply becomes necessary to place the end of thecigar in the cutting-opening and force it backward, as in dicated indotted lines in Fig. 2, when the blade will be forced across the openingand the end of the cigar will be cut off and fall through the figure tothe case a or to any receptacle provided to receive the cigar ends.

The elevated arms enable me to hang a lamp or supportacigar-lightingtorch thereon.

Other forms or figures may of course be used, if desired, and thecutting-blade may be secured in other equivalent ways than that shown.

The spring 6 returns the figure to its normal position when pressure isremoved.

I am aware that cigar tip cutters have heretofore been made consistingof a storagebox having a pivoted lid provided with gageholes, and havinga spring-blade which operates to open the cover and cut the cigar-tip,and I make no claim to such construction. with such device the user musthold the cigar nearly perpendicular while cutting the tip,

while with my device the cigar is held nearly horizontal, and my figure,which is pivoted to stand while in its normal position more.

perpendicularly, is by the act of cutting forced backward to stand at anangle. The figure used by me does not act as a cover to theboX, but ispivoted to the box and project through an opening in the cover.

Having therefore described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A figure, I), having an opening to receive a cigar-tip, incombination with a boxbase, a, having an opening to allow the figure toproject therefrom, the'figure being pivoted within the box-base, and acutting springblade, e, fixed to the base at one end and projectingacross the cigar tip opening at its opposite end, substantially asshown.

2. Abase, a, having lugs d, in combination with a figure-piece, I),having tongue 0, pivoted within said base to said lugs and proj ectingtherefrom, and a spring cutting-blade, 6, arranged to project upwardinto the figure and cut across the cigar-receiving opening,substantially as shown.

3. A cigar-tip clipper consisting of a base, a, having a figure, Z),pivoted thereon, said figure having its arms raised to support acigar-lighting torch, and the spring-cutter e, substantially as shown.

Witnesses: TIMOTHY R. SHEA.

ALLEN WEBs'rnR, E. D. ALLEN.

